Bob Lundell
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | June 21, 1907 Pueblo, Colorado |
| Died: | July 7, 1993 (aged 86) McAllen, Texas |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Edison (MN) |
| College: | Gustavus Adolphus |
| Position: | End |
| Career history | |
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Wilbur Harvey Lundell (June 21, 1907 – July 7, 1993), sometimes known as Bob Lundell[1] or "Brute" Lundell,[2] was an American football, baseball, and basketball player.
Lundell was born in Pueblo, Colorado, in 1907. He attended Edison High School in Minneapolis and Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota.[1] He was an all-round athlete at Gustavus Adolphus, playing end on the football team, center on the basketball team, and as a first baseman for the baseball team.[3] He attended Gustavus Adolphus for three years, leaving in the summer of 1928 to attend the University of Minnesota.[3][4] He led Gustavus Adolphus to its first Minnesota College Conference championship in 1926.[5]
He later played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as an end and punter for the Minneapolis Red Jackets (1929-1930) and Staten Island Stapletons (1930).[1][6] He appeared in 20 NFL games, 16 of them as a starter. He scored one touchdown, for the Red Jackets in 1930.[1][7]
He also played professional baseball for Belle Plaine in 1927, in the St. Louis Cardinals farm system, and for St. Cloud starting in 1931.[2]
He also remained active in basketball, playing center for the Raferts in the Minneapolis A.A.U. basketball league.[8]
Lundell lived in McAllen, Texas, from 1972. He died in 1993 at the Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen at age 86.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Bob Lundell". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Introducing 1931 Saint Baseball Players: Wilbur Lundell". St. Cloud Times. May 14, 1931. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Wilbur Lundell Will Not Return to Gustavus Adolphus College this Fall". The Minneapolis Star. August 29, 1928. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lundell Gets By Exams for Army School". Minneapolis Daily Star. May 14, 1927. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lundell Stars in Gustavus 20-0 Victory". the Minneapolis Tribune. November 7, 1926. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Red Jackets Defeated by Green Bay, 16 to 6". The Minneapolis Tribune. November 4, 1929. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bob Lundell". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "Race Tightens in A.A.U. Play". The Minneapolis Star. February 3, 1932. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wilbur Harvey Lundell". The Monitor. July 9, 1993. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.